a Scarlet D

On the way back into one of our rooms at the Day Program, I noticed something on the white board next to the door. It’s my elephant. When the kids were little I came up with this elephant and a giraffe, and maybe a lion or something. Some doodle I could knock out in one stroke or so. Ear to trunk to leg, tummy, leg, over the back to the head. Two long lines with a bunch of little ones between and you have a blanket on its back. Little tail and you’re done.

My memory sucks, right? Well I couldn’t remember drawing that during Day Program. Or PHP for that matter. So I asked our therapist if she knew if I drew that, or how long it’d been there. She said it was there ever since she started working there.

But the last time I was there was summer of 2021. I can tell you without a doubt that’s my elephant. Which would mean it’s been there over 4 years. I don’t know if I believe that, or if you should believe that. But if it’s true that’s pretty fucking cool.